Fenella
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About Fenella
More unusual than Fiona and more user-friendly than Fionnuala, the engaging Scottish Fenella, has been scarcely heard in this country.
Fenella first became known outside of Ireland when Sir Walter Scott used it for the character Finella Christian in his novel Peveril of the Peak.
Finola is another underused Anglicization of Fionnuala.
Pronounced fuh-NEL-uh.
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- Fenella of Fettercairn
possibly legendary assassin of the 10th,century Scottish King Kenneth II
- Fenella Fielding
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- Fenella Woolgar
English actress
- Fenella Kernebone
Australian TV presenter
- Fenella Ephraim Mukangara
Tanzanian politician
- Anne Ferelith Fenella Bowes
Lyon, Princess of Denmark, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II
Fenella in pop culture
- Fenella Christian
character in 'Peveril of the Peak' (1823)
- Fenella Feverfew
character in Jill Murphy's The Worst Witch series
- 'Fenella Phizackerley' (1970)
novel by Margaret Forster (from the book: 'Jordan had never known a Fenella. It was light and soft and pretty')
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